But he admits the fact that B-S-E was discovered is good sign that the current system is working.

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has said Canada's beef trade should not be affected because international protocols allow for a dozen cases a year.

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True North Foods says its new ruminant slaughter facility in Manitoba will be able to process a thousand head per week once it's fully operational.

The company hopes to have the facility federally certified within the next few months.

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Canada's largest dairy processors are pressing the federal government to allocate to them the lion's share of higher cheese import quotas from Europe under the new free trade deal with the European Union.

Lino Saputo Junior is the chief executive of the company that bears his family name.

He says companies like his that have a vested interest in the dairy industry should get more consideration than startup businesses.